Pistons start series on the wrong side
Published 5/21/2008 at Celtics & NBA - BostonHerald.com
BOSTON - Well, if that was rust scraping off the Pistons on Tuesday night, it was the Celtics who were scraping it. Don't just blame the six-day layoff. Too many times...
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